Definition of Hydrocyanic
1. a. Pertaining to, or derived from the combination of, hydrogen and cyanogen.
Medical Definition of Hydrocyanic
1.
Pertaining to, or derived from the combination of, hydrogen and cyanogen.
Hydrocyanic acid, a colourless, mobile, volatile liquid, HCN, having a characteristic peach-blossom odour. It is one of the most deadly poisons. It is made by the action of sulphuric acid on yellow prussiate of potassium (potassium ferrocyanide), and chemically resembles hydrochloric and hydrobromic acids.
Synonym: prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide, etc.
Origin: Hydro-, 2 + anic: cf. F. Hydrocyanique.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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